---
id: feature/573364
type: feature
title: Show avatars for record creators and modifiers in list
summary: "Copilot and agents: Show avatars for record creators and modifiers in list. Generally available, GA 2026-10 (Microsoft 365 roadmap). This feature introduces visual avatars in Business Central list pages to indicate which user or agent created or last modified a record. The capability enhances traceability and supports collaborative work by making identity information immediately visible without opening the record. The avatars reflect either a named Business Central user, a system user or an AI agent, following the existing identity model."
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wave: 2026 release wave 2
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roadmap_status: Launched
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# Show avatars for record creators and modifiers in list

> Copilot and agents: Show avatars for record creators and modifiers in list. Generally available, GA 2026-10 (Microsoft 365 roadmap). This feature introduces visual avatars in Business Central list pages to indicate which user or agent created or last modified a record. The capability enhances traceability and supports collaborative work by making identity information immediately visible without opening the record. The avatars reflect either a named Business Central user, a system user or an AI agent, following the existing identity model.

[Microsoft 365 roadmap 573364](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=573364) · Copilot and agents · generally available · roadmap status "Launched", phase General Availability

## What Microsoft says

This feature introduces visual avatars in Business Central list pages to indicate which user or agent created or last modified a record. The capability enhances traceability and supports collaborative work by making identity information immediately visible without opening the record. The avatars reflect either a named Business Central user, a system user or an AI agent, following the existing identity model. Users can hover over the avatar to see a tooltip with the full display name and record update timestamp (if available). This improvement benefits roles that frequently work with shared data—including accountants, order processors, warehouse staff, service teams, and administrators—by reducing time spent verifying ownership or responsibility for items, documents, or configuration entries. It also helps organizations adopting AI‑generated records understand when an automated agent has contributed. The feature surfaces existing Created By and Modified By fields more intuitively while respecting Business Central’s data privacy and permissions model. Business Value: Supporting avatars for the users or agents who created and last modified entries makes record ownership clearer and easier to understand across Business Central. By surfacing identity information directly in list pages, you can quickly determine responsibility, follow up with the right person, and work with shared data more confidently.

## Dates

- General availability: October CY2026 (2026 release wave 2)
- Public preview: not given
- On the roadmap since 2026-09-30, last changed 2026-09-30

## Covered by

Matched by Haiku among videos and Learn pages in the same galaxy system, checked against the roadmap ids and the evidence text. Every link below was reviewed by Opus.

### Videos

- [What's New: Business Central User Experience and Productivity (2026 release wave 1)](../videos/xJ8gYzvWnTI.md): Created/updated by system columns at [1:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ8gYzvWnTI&t=118s)

### Microsoft Learn

- [What's New or Changed in Business Central 2026 release wave 1 - Update 28.0 preview](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/whatsnew/whatsnew-update-28-0)

Source: Microsoft 365 roadmap. Status words follow the roadmap.